A seminar on work by living poets with lecturer Iryna Starovoyt. Exploring Ukrainian literature of independence, post-Soviet writing including Ukrainian independence, and Orange Revolution. Role and purpose of poetry in times of social change, upheaval and action.
Four contemporary writers: Natalka Bilotserkivets, Serhii Zhadan, Marianna Kiyanovska and Kateryna Kalytko. This work includes poetry inspired by fairytales, folklore and ancient myth. A focus on poetry in times of war.
Additional reading by Alisa Lozhkina exploring art and revolution. Relationships between literature and visual art. This includes photography, film, installation and painting. Markiyan Matsekh’s 2013 work A Piano for the Berkut appears in a documentation film from BBC News, below.
Playing the Piano to riot police in Ukraine, BBC News, 2013.